It's a record: When music and charity collide

As We Are the World is re-recorded to aid victims of the Haiti quake, Esther Addley looks back at other fundraising singles – both good and badWell, you can't knock the sentiment – so I'm not going to try. Fair play to Quincy Jones and Lionel Ritchie, who have been flipping through the address book one more time to get the stars back together to re-record We Are the World, this time for victims of the Haiti quake.It will doubtless raise millions, and quite right, too. But if you're...

Read full article Share article